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December 2002 · each Moon as it stands at sunriseKārtika Kṛṣṇa to Mārgaśīrṣa KṛṣṇaThe month ›

Monday 30 December 2002 · Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī

Somavāra. Ekādaśī began at 13:051:05 PM yesterday, and holds until 10:4510:45 AM.

Observed here on this day

Saphalā Ekādaśī

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. Determinate. Why this date, here

At sunrise

06:516:51 AM

Ekādaśī holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

10:4510:45 AM

Ekādaśī gives way to Dvādaśī.

Noon

12:4312:43 PM

The Sun 60° above S. Day length 11 h 43 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonColombo12:4312:43 PM
At noon, 12:4312:43 PM, the Sun is in Pūrvāṣāḍhā and the Moon 313° ahead of it, in Viśākhā, 16% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 313° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta05:135:13 AM–06:026:02 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā05:385:38 AM–06:516:51 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:2012:20 PM–13:061:06 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Amṛta kāla14:102:10 PM–15:403:40 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Vijaya14:402:40 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Godhūli18:356:35 PM–18:596:59 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:356:35 PM–19:487:48 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Rāhu kāla08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Yamagaṇḍa11:1511:15 AM–12:4312:43 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:061:06 PM–13:531:53 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Gulika14:112:11 PM–15:393:39 PMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta15:273:27 PM–16:144:14 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Varjya26:062:06+1 AM–27:363:36+1 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Amṛta06:516:51 AM–08:198:19 AMgood
Kāla08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AMavoid
Śubha09:479:47 AM–11:1511:15 AMgood
Roga11:1511:15 AM–12:4312:43 PMavoid
Udvega12:4312:43 PM–14:112:11 PMavoid
Cara14:112:11 PM–15:393:39 PMneutral
Lābha15:393:39 PM–17:075:07 PMgood
Amṛta17:075:07 PM–18:356:35 PMgood

Night sunset to sunrise

Cara18:356:35 PM–20:078:07 PMneutral
Roga20:078:07 PM–21:399:39 PMavoid
Kāla21:399:39 PM–23:1111:11 PMavoid
Lābha23:1111:11 PM–24:4312:43+1 AMgood
Udvega24:4312:43+1 AM–26:152:15+1 AMavoid
Śubha26:152:15+1 AM–27:473:47+1 AMgood
Amṛta27:473:47+1 AM–29:205:20+1 AMgood
Cara29:205:20+1 AM–30:526:52+1 AMneutral

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

06:516:51 AM to 30:526:52+1 AM

06:516:51 AM sunrise18:356:35 PM sunsetsunrise 30:526:52+1 AM
Clock
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Tithi
Ekādaśīuntil 10:4510:45 AM
Dvādaśīpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Viśākhāuntil 22:2210:22 PM
Anurādhāpast sunrise
Yoga
Dhṛtiuntil 19:557:55 PM
Śūlapast sunrise
Karaṇa
Bālavauntil 10:4510:45 AM
Kaulavauntil 21:359:35 PM
Taitilapast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 08:198:19 AM–09:479:47 AM
Abhijit 12:2012:20 PM–13:061:06 PM
Pradoṣa 18:356:35 PM–20:138:13 PM
Niśītha 24:1912:19+1 AM–25:071:07+1 AM

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseEkādaśī holds. Somavāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 09:479:47 AM. Eighth no. 2 on Somavāra.
  3. DvādaśīTithi: Ekādaśī ends.
  4. KaulavaKaraṇa: Bālava ends.
  5. AbhijitUntil 13:061:06 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  6. SunsetDay length 11 h 43 m.
  7. PradoṣaUntil 20:138:13 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  8. ŚūlaYoga: Dhṛti ends.
  9. TaitilaKaraṇa: Kaulava ends.
  10. AnurādhāNakṣatra: Viśākhā ends.
  11. NiśīthaUntil 25:071:07+1 AM. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  12. SunriseMaṅgalavāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Ekādaśī10:4510:45 AMDvādaśī
NakṣatraViśākhā22:2210:22 PMAnurādhā
YogaDhṛti19:557:55 PMŚūla
KaraṇaBālava10:4510:45 AMKaulava
VāraSomavāra30:52 06:526:52 AM TueMaṅgalavāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2059
Śaka
1924
Kali
5103
Ahargaṇa
1 864 173
Day length
11 h 43 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Tulā
Moonrise
28:114:11+1 AM
Moonset
15:193:19 PM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn05:135:13 AM06:516:51 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn05:135:13 AM06:026:02 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight05:385:38 AM06:516:51 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning06:516:51 AM09:129:12 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day08:198:19 AM09:479:47 AMeighth no. 2 on Somavāra
Saṅgavaforenoon09:129:12 AM11:3311:33 AM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day11:1511:15 AM12:4312:43 PMeighth no. 4 on Somavāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:1912:19 PM13:071:07 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:2012:20 PM13:061:06 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:061:06 PM13:531:53 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon13:531:53 PM16:144:14 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra14:102:10 PM15:403:40 PMsixtieths 39 to 42 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day14:112:11 PM15:393:39 PMeighth no. 6 on Somavāra
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:402:40 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta15:273:27 PM16:144:14 PM12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Sāyāhnaevening16:144:14 PM18:356:35 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Pradoṣadusk18:356:35 PM20:138:13 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:356:35 PM18:596:59 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:356:35 PM19:487:48 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:1912:19+1 AM25:071:07+1 AM1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra26:062:06+1 AM27:363:36+1 AMsixtieths 11 to 14 of the nakṣatra
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